Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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